Keith Atherton

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Full Name: Keith Rowe Atherton	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 4"/200	First Game: July 14, 1983
Birthdate: February 19, 1959	Final Game: August 5, 1989
Birthplace: Newport News, Virginia	MLB Experience: 7 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Born on February 19, 1959 in Newport News, Virginia, Keith Atherton (Keith Rowe Atherton) played for the Oakland Athletics, Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 7 year career. Atherton broke into the bigs on July 14, 1983 with the Oakland Athletics, and put up a 2.77 ERA in 68.1 innings pitched in 1983, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Keith Atherton's best season was 1986, when he posted a 4.08 ERA, notched 10 saves and struck out 67 batters.

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[edit] Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1983	OAK	A	29	0	2	5	2.77	40	22	21	0	0	4	68.1	53	7	23	4	1	1
1984	OAK	A	57	0	7	6	4.33	58	51	50	0	0	2	104	110	13	39	8	3	2
1985	OAK	A	56	0	4	7	4.30	77	51	50	0	0	3	104.2	89	17	42	8	2	0
1986	OAK	A	13	0	1	2	5.87	8	10	10	0	0	0	15.1	18	2	11	1	0	0
1986	MIN	A	47	0	5	8	3.75	59	37	34	0	0	10	81.2	82	9	35	3	2	1
1986	TOT	A	60	0	6	10	4.08	67	47	44	0	0	10	97	100	11	46	4	2	1
1987	MIN	A	59	0	7	5	4.54	51	46	40	0	0	2	79.1	81	10	30	4	1	4
1988	MIN	A	49	0	7	5	3.41	43	29	28	0	0	3	74	65	10	22	4	1	2
1989	CLE	A	32	0	0	3	4.15	13	22	18	0	0	2	39	48	7	13	4	0	0
Total			342	0	33	41	3.99	349	268	251	0	0	26	566.1	546	75	215	36	10	10

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1983	OAK	A	P	29	0	68.1	1	7	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	1.000
1984	OAK	A	P	57	0	104	5	5	1	0	0	1	4	6	0	.909
1984	OAK	A	DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1985	OAK	A	P	56	0	104.2	4	6	1	0	0	1	9	6	0	.909
1986	OAK	A	P	13	0	15.1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1.000
1986	MIN	A	P	47	0	81.2	5	10	1	1	0	1	8	1	0	.938
1986	TOT	A	P	60	0	97	6	11	1	1	0	1	9	2	0	.944
1987	MIN	A	P	59	0	79.1	3	12	1	0	0	0	8	2	0	.938
1988	MIN	A	P	49	0	74	3	9	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	.923
1989	CLE	A	P	32	0	39	4	1	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	1.000
Total			DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			P	342	0	566.1	26	51	5	1	0	4	42	20	0	.939

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1983	OAK	A	29	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1984	OAK	A	57	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1985	OAK	A	56	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1986	OAK	A	13	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1986	MIN	A	47	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1986	TOT	A	60	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987	MIN	A	59	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1988	MIN	A	49	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1989	CLE	A	32	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			342	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

[edit] Transactions

Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1978).
Traded by Oakland Athletics to Minnesota Twins in exchange for cash and a player to be named later (May 20, 1986); Oakland Athletics received Eric Broersma (May 23, 1986).
Traded by Minnesota Twins to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Carmelo Castillo (March 26, 1989).
Released by Cleveland Indians (August 7, 1989).
Signed by Detroit Tigers (August 17, 1989).
Granted free agency (October 15, 1989).
Signed by Montreal Expos (December 7, 1989).

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